(CNN) Sen. John McCain, whose more than three-decade career in the Senate irreversibly impacted the tenor of Washington, will lie in state in the US Capitol this week, an honor given to few statesmen. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a longtime ally of McCain, said that the decision came "in coordination with Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi." "I appreciate my colleagues and the entire Senate and House family's assistance with this honor." McCain will lie in state in the Arizona Capitol on Wednesday, the day McCain would have turned 82 years old, according to the state's governor, Doug Ducey. There will be a service for McCain in Arizona this week, a Republican close to the McCain family told CNN.

Source: CNN August 26, 2018 16:10 UTC